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US-10159355

Reconfigurable sofa

PublishedDecember 25, 2018
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Technical Abstract

A sofa (10) includes a sofa base (13) and an addition (14) coupled to the sofa base. The sofa base has a seating area (18) between two end armrests (19) which includes spacing for back cushions (20), seat cushions (21), and an empty seating space (22). The addition has an L-shaped addition base (24) and a U-shaped addition cushion (25). The addition base has an inside corner (28) configured to nest the front corner of the sofa base. The U-shaped addition cushion is positioned upon the L-shaped addition base and a portion of the base seating area which could be occupied by a seat seating space. Thus, the addition cushion completely covers the addition base and the empty seating space or portion of the seating area directly adjacent the armrest which is surrounded by the addition cushion on three sides.

Patent Claims
15 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A sofa comprising: a sofa base having two oppositely disposed armrests and a seating area including an empty seating space, and an addition removably coupled to said sofa base, said addition having a L-shaped addition base and a U-shaped cushion configured to wrap about three sides of one said armrest and be positioned upon said L-shaped base and upon said sofa base to occupy said empty seating space.

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2. The sofa of claim 1 wherein said L-shaped addition base has a top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein said L-shaped addition base also includes a plurality of feet adapted to be coupleable selectively to one of either said top surface and said bottom surface depending upon the orientation of said L-shaped addition base.

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3. The sofa of claim 1 wherein said L-shaped addition base is removably coupled to said sofa base through a set of tongue and groove type fasteners.

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4. The sofa of claim 1 further comprising an ancillary seat cushion to replace said U-shaped cushion upon said sofa base in the event the addition is not coupled to said sofa base.

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5. A sofa comprising: a sofa base having a first overall length and a first sub-length extending from one end of said sofa base, said sofa base also having an overall depth along said one end of said sofa base extending from a front of the sofa base to a back of the sofa base, and an addition having an addition base having a front side and a back side with a first leg extending between the front side and the back side and with a first interior depth generally equal to said overall depth of said one end of said sofa base and a second leg extending along said front side with a second interior depth generally equal to said first sub-length of said sofa base, said addition also having an addition cushion having a first portion overlaying said addition base first leg and said addition base second leg and a second portion overlaying at least a portion of said sofa base.

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6. The sofa of claim 5 wherein said addition base has a top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein said addition base also includes a plurality of feet adapted to be coupleable selectively to one of either said top surface and said bottom surface depending upon the orientation of said addition base.

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7. The sofa of claim 6 wherein said addition base is removably coupled to said sofa base through fasteners.

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8. The sofa of claim 7 wherein said fasteners are a set of tongue and groove type fasteners.

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9. The sofa of claim 7 wherein said sub-length includes a width of an armrest positioned upon said one end and a seating space void of a sofa base cushion.

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10. The sofa of claim 5 further comprising an ancillary seat cushion to replace said addition cushion upon said sofa base in the event the addition is not utilized with said sofa base.

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11. A sofa comprising: a sofa base having two oppositely disposed armrests and a seating area including at least one seat cushion and a seating space void of a sofa base seat cushion, and an addition removably coupled to said sofa base, said addition having a L-shaped addition base and an addition cushion configured to occupy said sofa base seating space and overlay said L-shaped addition base.

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12. The sofa of claim 11 wherein said L-shaped addition base has a top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein said L-shaped addition base also includes a plurality of feet adapted to be coupleable selectively to one of either said top surface and said bottom surface depending upon the orientation of said L-shaped addition base.

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13. The sofa of claim 11 wherein said L-shaped addition base is removably coupled to said sofa base through a set of tongue and groove type fasteners.

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14. The sofa of claim 11 wherein said sofa base includes two oppositely disposed armrests, and wherein said addition cushion includes an armrest slot configured to receive one said armrest.

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15. The sofa of claim 11 further comprising an ancillary seat cushion to replace said addition cushion upon said sofa base in the event the addition is not coupled to said sofa base.

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Filing Date

April 19, 2018

Publication Date

December 25, 2018

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